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Flickering Dreams podcast, Episode 55: Reviews of Imaginary, Monster, Origin, Ricky Stanicky & Damsel + an Oscars Debrief.

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Featuring:– Dr Bob Mann from One Mann’s Movies & film reviewer on BBC Radio Solent;– Scott Forbes from The Forbes Film and TV Review on Facebook;– Emma Sewell from Emma@The Movies; and– The Reverend Andy Godfrey from Konnect Radio and Sorted Magazine. In this busy episode Bob, Scott, Andy and Emma review the following films:  We also debrief on the 2024 Oscar … Read more

Imaginary (1.5*): For Something Called “Imaginary” You’d Expect More Imagination.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Imaginary” (2024). “Imaginary”: yet another low-thrills horror film; with more than a few passing similarities to “Poltergeist” and “Insidious: The Red Door” (except “The Colour of the door is RRRRR—OYAL BLUE!”) One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot Summary: Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her old childhood home with her … Read more

Reviews of the Films in the Oscars Best Animated Short Category 2024

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It’s the Oscars tonight and I’ve been trying to watch all of the Animated Short Films before the awards get given out. Here are my reviews of the films – all but one – that I did get to watch. The nominees: Letter to a Pig One Mann’s Movies Rating(s): Plot Summary: A Holocaust survivor … Read more

Monster (4.5*): Multiple Perspectives on Blowing Your Own Trumpet.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Monster” (2023) (from the London Film Festival). Re-publishing this review, since “Monster” will be in cinemas from this coming Friday, March 15th, and also showing as a Cineworld preview screening tomorrow. ====== We head for Japan here, with “Monster”, the latest film by Hirokazu Koreeda, director of “Shoplifters” and … Read more

Reviews of the Films in the Oscar Best Live Action Short Category 2024

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It’s Oscar night tonight and I’ve finally managed to catch up with all of the Live Action Short Films. Here are my reviews of the films. The nominees: The After One Mann’s Movies Rating(s): Plot Summary: When the world of Dayo (David Oyelowo) suddenly falls apart in a terrorist incident, he wrestles to put the … Read more